Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:11 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:23 am – 4:19 pm
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People177 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.5104 householdsMedian household income $59,306Median home value $69,20084% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $864 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 110 employedMain industries: education and health care 49%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, retail 16%Average commute 32 minutes63% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 15%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 15°F21 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May46 in of snow a year, on about 23 days22 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wind Cave station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRacetrack Buttepeak · under a mileRed Hillpeak · 2.5 miCuster State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 6.6 miLegion Lakelake · 8.0 miLookout Pointcape · 8.0 miNorbeck Lakelake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWind Cave National Parknational park · 2.8 mi · 33,927 acresCuster State Parkstate park · within reach · 70,462 acresBlack Hills National Forestnational forest · 4.7 mi · 1,075,125 acresBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 13.2 mi · 586,971 acresFriendshuh Game Production Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 4,624 acresMount Rushmore National Memorialhistoric site · 14.5 mi · 1,234 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201143 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Mar 20254 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCuster County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Custer County monitors, SD
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuffalo Gapserves 126 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation4,009 ft1,222 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMonument Health Custer Hospital13.2 miPost officeFairburn Post Office8.0 miFire stationFairburn Fire Department8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRapid City Regional Airport RAP31 miInterstateI-19030 miUS highwayUS 16A6.4 miCoachRapid CityJefferson Lines30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57722 ZIP area.
